CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 8 UNIT 4: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

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Worksheet 4.1
Writing sentences about ecosystems
Complete the sentences to answer each of the questions.
Use the words in the list. Use each word once.
1 What is an ecosystem?

their environment network between interactions

a and organisms of
An ecosystem is:

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2 What is a habitat?

lives place an organism where a

A habitat is:

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3 What is an invasive species?

has introduced that an widely species spread

An invasive species is:

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 CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 8 UNIT 4: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

Name ___________________________________ Date _____________

Worksheet 4.2
Words and meanings
Draw lines to match each word with its meaning.

Words Meanings

ecosystem poisonous

habitat spreading uncontrollably

a network of interactions
bioaccumulation between organisms and
their environment

the build-up of substances

toxic
in an organism’s body

the place where an

invasive
organism lives

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